Select the new KB folder that you just created under the SearchUrl folder, and in the right-hand pane double-click Default.

For Value data, enter http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=%s

Click OK and close the registry editor.

To test this procedure, open Internet Explorer and type KB followedby the name of the KB article number (for example, to search forarticle number 917021, type "kb 917021"). It should take you directlyto the article in your browser.

Make sure that you don't add KB as a key in the SearchUrl folder.KB should be a subfolder of SearchUrl folder and it should containthe above entry in the right-hand pane.

I've tested this procedure successfully on Windows XP and WindowsServer 2003 operating systems, and on Internet Explorer and MozillaFirefox browsers.